Ward Holloway

Current

• Central Region SE Manager at Crossbeam Systems

Past

• Senior Security Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies
• Security Consultant at Global Integrity
• Regional Manager / Senior Trainer at Software Academy

Education

• Hope College

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

Ward Holloway’s Summary

Results oriented Security Sales Engineer with a particular emphasis on Fortune 100 account service. Understand the complexity of selling solutions to all levels of a global organization, from the line-level engineers to the CIO. Posses an exceptional ability to communicate the technical to all levels of an organization in a manner that is appropriate, and through effective use of consultative selling, quantifies how a solution can benefit an organizations goals and needs. Exceptional speaker in large or small public forums. Extensive International experience.

Ward Holloway’s Specialties:

Firewall architecture design & implimentation, VPN architecture design & implimentation, IPS design & implimentation, and host-based security design & implimentation. I also have extensive speaking and presentation experience.

Ward Holloway’s Experience

• Central Region SE Manager

  Crossbeam Systems

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

  June 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Manage a team of pre-sales account engineers for the Central Region, ensuring focus on the closing of deals, providing performance reviews, and coordinating territory trainings to further develop the team. As a working management position, I also provide coverage for 5 named account customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, including Crossbeam's largest global deployment. Setup and install all chassis demo units at customer locations, provide design and implementation assistance, train and assist channel sales and engineers, and speak at customer and channel events. Additionally, work with Crossbeam ISV partner engineers to build their knowledge of Crossbeam solutions, and work to develop joint opportunities within accounts to further both vendors profitability and account penetration. Focused on exceeding quota every quarter, and achieved 155% of 2006 number, 100% of 2007.

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